14 DAY TRIAL // Google Earth causes new trouble for the search giant after it was reported that the application shows a Chilean village as a part of Argentina. According to The Register, Villa O'Higgins is included in Argentina although the village is officially a Chilean location. Villa O'Higgins is named after the national hero Bernardo O'Higgins who fought and managed to obtain the Chilean independence. The same publication sustained Google received the demand and is currently analyzing it as they are looking to fix the issue soon.
"We have received the request and are working with our partners to get more precise data for the region. We're constantly working to improve the quality and accuracy of our maps. This is an ongoing process as we receive new information from third party data providers, and as names and borders around the world continue to evolve," Google spokeswoman Megan Quinn, said for The Register.
Recently, Google Earth was involved in similar problems after the parent company Google decided to add high-resolutions photos with Darfur, a damaged area of Sudan. Although the application was showing the Darfur crisis, Google was assaulted by criticism because it displayed a little too much information. However, the Mountain View based company ignored the attacks and sustained that people must know what happens in Sudan. A similar case was also recently reported in New Orleans because the company replaced Katrina photos with imagery captured before the assault of the hurricane.
Most of the users were accusing Google of censorship, as the search giant refused to show the truth about the considerable damages. The company's officials defended themselves sustaining the post-Katrina pictures were published on a separate page as an add-on to Google Earth.